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| Prison Inmates Might Be Moved From Colorado |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 09/30/2002 |
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The state might be forced to move its prison inmates elsewhere if Colorado's prison population continues to grow, state corrections officials said. In a letter to Wyoming Department of Corrections Director Judith Uphoff, Colorado corrections officials said they expect to use all of the state's available medium-security prison beds within the next 12 to 18 months. 'Therefore, we have to think about sending our inmates to another location,' DOC spokeswoman Melinda Brazzale said last week. More than 500 Wyoming inmates are housed at Colorado's Crowley County Correctional Facility and Kit Carson Correctional Facility. Though the letter stressed its projections might not be accurate, it also said Colorado officials wanted to notify Wyoming enough ahead of time so the state could arrange for additional prison space if needed, Brazzale said. Uphoff relayed concerns about the letter to the state's Joint Judiciary Interim Committee, which met in Casper last week. The committee later drafted legislation to build two 400-bed, new medium-security prisons in eastern and western Wyoming. The state currently has no medium-security facilities. The bill, which also calls for demolition of the state's empty, 20-year-old North Facility, will be introduced early next year. |
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